Titanium dioxide

[Products Name] Titanium dioxide

[Molecular Formula]TiO2

[CAS No.] 13463-67-7

[Product Description]
Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula TiO2. When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6, or CI 77891.

It is noteworthy for its wide range of applications, from paint to sunscreen to food colouring, for which it was given E number E171.

[Applications]

Pigment
As a photocatalyst

[Other applications]
It is also used in resistance-type lambda probes (a type of oxygen sensor).

Titanium dioxide is what allows osseointegration between an artificial medical implant and bone.

Titanium dioxide in solution or suspension can be used to cleave protein that contains the amino acid proline at the site where proline is present. This breakthrough in cost-effective protein splitting took place at Arizona State University in 2006.

Titanium dioxide on silica is being developed as a form of odor control in cat litter.
The purchased photocatalyst is vastly cheaper than the purchased silica beads, per usage, and prolongs their effective odor-eliminating life substantially.

Titanium dioxide is also used as a material in the memristor, a new electronic circuit element.

It can be employed for solar energy conversion based on dye, polymer, or quantum dot sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cells using conjugated polymers as solid electrolytes.

It has also been recently incorporated as a photocatalyst into dental bleaching products.
It allows the use of decreased concentrations of hydrogen peroxide in the bleaching agent, thus claimed to achieve similar bleaching effects with fewer side effects (e.g.:transient sensitivity, change in tooth surface topography, etc ...)

It is also used by film and television companies as a substitute for snow when filming scenes
which require a winter setting.